Chapter 422 Get it back

In addition, Xia Mingyue also made some refreshing and delicious, low-sugar green bean jelly cakes that do not require frying or baking, as well as peach cakes and jujube cakes that are popular among the elderly...

Xia Mingyue packed a whole box of the various kinds of mooncakes that were now being mass-produced, and handed them all to Manager Fu when he came the next day.

When Steward Fu saw so much food, he nodded continuously, "The old lady will definitely be very happy to receive these."

If the old lady was happy, she might give them some of the food as a reward, and they could also share in the benefits.

But now the old lady is getting more greedy, who knows...

Manager Fu suddenly felt a little disappointed.

Xia Mingyue handed over the oil paper package that she had prepared long ago. "Here are some extras. I picked out a few. I think they are what Manager Fu likes."

Manager Fu opened a gap at the corner of the oil paper package and saw that it contained Kaikouxiao and honey-baked sweet potatoes. He immediately grinned and said, "Thank you, Madam Xia."

Not only do I care about him, I also know that he likes to eat these two things.

"You're too polite, Manager Fu." Xia Mingyue saw Manager Fu off and distributed the remaining snacks and food to the people around her.

Due to limited time, the quantity of each food was not large, but the advantage was that there were many varieties, and I could try everything new and eat it very satisfyingly.

Everyone was enjoying the meal, except Shen Shujun who looked quite depressed.

"What's wrong with Madam Shen?" Xia Mingyue asked with concern.

"No, nothing." Shen Shujun came back to her senses and said hurriedly, "I was just eating the mung bean jelly made by Madam Xia, it's very delicious."

It has some of the flavor of her grandmother's cooking.

As she ate, she recalled many things from her childhood...

"If Madam Shen likes it, I will make some more for her." Xia Mingyue said with a smile.

"No need to trouble you, Madam Xia." Shen Shujun declined. "I can also make this mung bean jelly, but it's not as delicious as Madam Xia's. If you want to eat it, I can make some when I get back."

"Okay." Xia Mingyue nodded. "Madam Shen can take some of the mung beans in the warehouse. These mung beans were specially found by He Shunzi. They are big and taste good. The mung bean jelly made from them tastes better than other ones."

"Thank you, Madam Xia." Shen Shujun responded, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Madam Xia, have you finished reading the storybook I gave you earlier?"

"I've finished it." Xia Mingyue answered truthfully, "I started reading it the night I got the storybook, and finished it in one go."

"Then..." Shen Shujun said nervously, "Madam Xia, do you think there are any areas in the script that need improvement?"

During this period of time, Xia Mingyue's meticulousness in doing business matters exceeded her imagination.

If you think about it carefully, these words were meant to be sold, and it is also a business. Who knows, maybe Madam Xia will have some good suggestions here?
Hearing this question, Xia Mingyue was silent for a moment. When she spoke, she did not answer Shen Shujun's question, but asked, "Then, Madam Shen, what do you think are the best-selling storybooks?"

Shen Shujun was stunned for a moment, then replied, "It should be those love stories."

It stirs the heartstrings and creates dreams, which is what makes people like it the most.

"Indeed." Xia Mingyue nodded. "So I was thinking, if Madam Shen only wanted to write the storybook for her own enjoyment, then there is nothing wrong with this storybook. But if Madam Shen wants to make money from the storybook, she probably needs to change her mindset."

Does this mean that she is also allowed to write such blinding love stories?
Thinking about how immersed she was in the fantasy of love and how cruel the reality was, Shen Shujun hated those storybooks. If she was asked to write these, she might as well not write them!

"Of course. I don't want Madam Shen to write the same old storybook as others. I just want Madam Shen to change her way of thinking."

Xia Mingyue continued, "The story written by Madam Shen has a rich plot and three-dimensional characters. It tells the helplessness and hardships of the women in the harem. It is really heartbreaking. But after the sigh, when you think back on it, it's just regret, nothing else."

"And this is only the reaction of those who read these stories. When many people read these stories, it's like looking in a mirror. They feel sad and upset and can't bear to continue reading. There are even some people who know they are the same, but they are afraid of breaking the window paper. They have no support in their hearts and won't even read it again."

"In short, storybooks are a form of entertainment. If they don't make people happy, then they won't be pleasing to the eye and won't sell."

"If you want your storybook to sell well, you should follow what I just said. You should write it in a way that will sell well."

"But I just said that I don't want Madam Shen to write in the same stereotyped way as others..."

Shen Shujun couldn't help but interrupt Xia Mingyue, "I don't quite understand what Madam Xia said."

She has to write according to the scripts that sell well, but that doesn't mean she has to write according to those scripts.

What does it mean?
Aren’t the best-selling storybooks the ones that tell stories about love within the boudoir?

"The storybooks on the market sell well. Love is one aspect, but the most important thing is that these love stories are not tolerated by the world and are not favored by people. But in the end, the love between the man and the concubine finally rebelled against the secularity of their parents and became a good story."

Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "They can write about love rebelling against parents' worldly affairs, so why can't Madam Shen write about people who put aside love and fight against the worldly affairs, and finally get a happy ending?"

Shen Shujun was stunned for a moment, "What does Madam Xia mean..."

Xia Mingyue said, "Return all the humiliation you have suffered, take back what belongs to you according to your own ideas, and take back all the love you have given bit by bit."

Xia Mingyue's voice was soft and gentle, and she spoke slowly, but these words were like a surging river, flowing endlessly, and they set off huge waves in Shen Shujun's heart.

Take back all the love you have given me bit by bit...

Fighting against the world...

For a moment, Shen Shujun didn't know whether Xia Mingyue was talking about the storybook or her, Shen Shujun.

But think about it carefully.

If you are slapped in the face, you will be praised for your tolerance and generosity, but it will make people feel happy if you raise your hand to fight back.

Even a three-year-old child knows that if something is stolen, it is necessary to take it back. Why did she limit herself to describing the injustice and evil of others in her storybook?

Suffering and tears can indeed easily arouse sympathy, but as Madam Xia said, it is just a sigh and lament.

Nothing else.

Her denunciations through the storybook had no effect and might even make people feel pitiful and sad.

If that's the case, then she will...

Shen Shujun bit her lower lip, and after thinking for a moment, she nodded to Xia Mingyue, "Madam Xia, I understand."